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GRADUATION MEASURES IN NEW YORK STATE
Winter 2020
Regional Information Meeting (RIM) Materials
January 13, 2020
BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON GRADUATION MEASURES
Goal:
To undertake a thoughtful and inclusive process to reaffirm what a New York State high school
diploma means and what it ought to signify to ensure educational excellence and equity for all
New York State children.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Commission is to review research, practice and policy and to gather input
from across the state, to help inform recommendations to:
• reconsider current diploma requirements;
• ensure all students have access to multiple graduation measures; and
• ensure a transition plan allows time to prepare for and implement any changes.
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DRAFT TIMELINE
• November 2019 to April 2020:
Phase I: Literature review of research and practices in other states. Report to Board in Spring 2020
Information Regional workgroups hold meetings beginning in January to gather feedback from across the
Gathering & state.
• Summer 2020: Establish the Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) and draft meeting schedule.
Learning
• Summer 2020: Compile Regional Meeting feedback.
• September 2020: Commission’s first meeting – the BRC convenes and defines the scope of
its work.
• October 2020: Blue Ribbon Commission second meeting to identify priority areas and a
Phase II: framework for moving forward. Establish sub-groups for priority areas.
Blue Ribbon • November 2020 – February 2021: Sub-groups meet.
Commission • March 2021 – May 2021: Sub-groups develop proposed recommendations.
• Summer – Fall 2021: Sub-groups advance recommendations to the BRC.
• Fall 2021 – Winter 2022: The BRC finalizes recommendations and a report is prepared.
Phase III:
• Winter 2022: The Blue Ribbon Commission’s final report is presented to the Board of
Regents Regents for consideration.
Discussion
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CURRENTLY PLANNED REGIONAL MEETING DATES
Date Regent/Judicial District Meeting Site
1/29/20 Lester W. Young Orange-Ulster BOCES, Goshen, NY
1/30/20 Beverly Ouderkirk Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES, Wilton, NY
2/3/20 Beverly Ouderkirk Moe’s Pub and Grill, Malone, NY
2/3/20 Lester W. Young Southern Westchester BOCES Adult & Community Services, Harrison, NY
2/12/20 Chancellor Betty A. Rosa Monroe College, Bronx, NY
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
Satellite Locations:
2/13/20 Wade Norwood Genesee Valley Educational Partnership Service Center, LeRoy, NY
Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES Newark, NY
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES Auburn, NY
2/27/20 Catherine Collins Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, Buffalo, NY
3/3/20 Lester W. Young Roosevelt High School Early College Studies, Yonkers, NY
3/4/20 Roger Tilles Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Holtsville, NY
Vice Chancellor East High School, Rochester, NY
T. Andrew Brown
3/5/20
Satellite Location:
Wade Norwood Joseph C. Wilson Foundation Academy Rochester, NY
3/11/20 Josephine Finn Ulster BOCES, New Paltz NY
3/27/20 Roger Tilles Western Suffolk BOCES, Wheatley Heights, NY
3/31/20 Catherine Collins Erie 1 BOCES, West Seneca, NY
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REGIONAL INFORMATION MEETING MATERIALS:
FLYER TEMPLATE
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REGIONAL INFORMATION MEETING MATERIALS:
SAMPLE WINTER 2020 MEETING AGENDA
TOPIC OBJECTIVE(S) HOW WHO TIME
Greetings and Introductions District
• Convene/Make Introductions Greet/ Superintendent, or
10 minutes
• Show Chancellor Rosa video Make Remarks Superintendent &
Regent
Presentation: Reviewing
Graduation Measures in • To provide a brief overview of the
District
NYS current graduation requirements in
Presentation Superintendent, or 20 minutes
NYS and to provide stakeholders
Superintendent
with the guiding questions
Group Discussions:
• The groups will discuss and provide
Stakeholder Feedback on 5
feedback to the Department on
Guiding Questions Stakeholder
each of the 5 guiding questions via a Discussion 90 minutes
Discussion Groups
laptop with a survey document at
each table.
Overview of Stakeholder
Feedback Survey • Stakeholders will have the
opportunity to complete a feedback District
survey on Survey Monkey. The link Overview of Survey Superintendent, or 10 minutes
will be provided, and the host will Superintendent
show stakeholders the survey.
Summary, Next Steps & • DS briefly summarizes some of the
Closing Remarks District
themes that emerged in the
Make Remarks/ Superintendent, or
meeting 10 minutes
Adjourn Superintendent &
• Common Understanding
Regent
• Adjourn
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“REGIONAL INFORMATION MEETING MATERIALS:
POWERPOINT
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REGIONAL INFORMATION MEETING MATERIALS:
FACT SHEET – REVIEW OF GRADUATION MEASURES IN NYS
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REGIONAL INFORMATION MEETING MATERIALS:
5 GUIDING QUESTIONS
9REGIONAL INFORMATION MEETING MATERIALS:
SUMMARY OF CURRENT NYS DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS CHART
10SHIFTING LANDSCAPES ACROSS STATES
• States are modifying or adding to the number of options available
to students to graduate from high school.
• States are making adjustments to their assessments required for
high school graduation.
• States are exploring innovative approaches to high school
pathways (e.g., competency-based diplomas, the use of
performance-based assessments, capstone projects and the
inclusion of work-based learning or other experiential learning
opportunities).
Source: Achieve College- and Career-Ready Student Outcomes Data Explorer, September 2019
https://highschool.achieve.org/college-and-career-ready-student-outcomes-data-explorer
11REGIONAL INFORMATION MEETING MATERIALS:
PARTICIPANT EXIT SURVEY
12PHASE I: INFORMATION GATHERING & LEARNING
REGIONAL MEETING GROUP DISCUSSIONS
Participants will break into groups of 8-10 to discuss the 5 guiding questions.
Each group will assign the following roles:
a recorder to take notes and record the feedback for SED via the laptop at
the table;
a facilitator to lead the table discussion and keep track of time; and
a spokesperson who will report out your group’s key idea.
13PHASE I: INFORMATION GATHERING & LEARNING
REGIONAL MEETING GROUP DISCUSSIONS - continued
Each group will take time to discuss and provide feedback to the Department on
each of the 5 guiding questions by entering the information into the questions
form on a laptop provided at each table.
At the end of the group discussion time, each group will choose one important
idea that their spokesperson will share with the entire group for no more than 2
minutes.
14PHASE 1: INFORMATION GATHERING & LEARNING
REGIONAL MEETING GUIDING QUESTIONS
1. What do we want students to know and to be able to do before they graduate?
2. How do we want students to demonstrate such knowledge and skills?
3. How do you measure learning and achievement (as it pertains to the answers to #2
above) to ensure they are indicators of high school completion?
4. How can measures of achievement accurately reflect the skills and knowledge of our
special populations, such as students with disabilities and English language learners?
5. What course requirements or examinations will ensure that students are prepared
for college and careers or civic engagement?
15NEXT STEPS
Regional Meeting Hosts will continue to plan and send meeting
logistics and registration information to GradMeasures@nysed.gov.
Regional Meeting Hosts will set up registration processes and create
meeting flyers for dissemination to the field.
The Department will update Regional Meeting information on the
Grad Measures website at http://www.nysed.gov/grad-measures.
16CONCLUSION
QUESTIONS?
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